Members dc11786 Posted October 4, 2013 Members Share Posted October 4, 2013 Joe De Santis, Margaret Draper, sounds familiar. Did he do any of the early soaps? Maybe I just remember him from Madame X. The "Big Sister" story was interesting. I think Neddie was Ruth's brother, but I don't see that mentioned in the article. The original story was Ruth raising Ned with her other sister, played by another big name radio actress (I want to say it was the actress who played Carson Vickers on RoL and Constance Wakefield on RTH). I think the new doctor that was alluded to in this article was Reed Bannister, who was another love interest for Ruth. Maybe Reed arrived earlier in the story. Thanks again for these. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 4, 2013 Members Share Posted October 4, 2013 Thanks for reading. I'm going to try to put up some more soon. Big Sister seems to be one of those shows that went on and went off, etc. depending on sponsor availability. I guess a lot of radio soaps did that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 6, 2013 Members Share Posted October 6, 2013 August 1957 TV Radio Mirror. This was similar to a Ma Perkins ad in this era, I guess a last ditch attempt to modernize these shows for listeners. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted October 10, 2013 Members Share Posted October 10, 2013 November 1958 TV Radio Mirror 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dc11786 Posted October 11, 2013 Members Share Posted October 11, 2013 Seymour was the lead in "Mary Marlin" as well. She did some later soap roles ("AW" and "GH"). The YDM ad is neat. It's definitely in the vein of the "Ma Perkins" ad, but I suspect this one is a bit more appropriate. I don't think YDM had the comical elements "Perkins" did. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted January 30, 2014 Members Share Posted January 30, 2014 February 1956 Radio TV Mirror 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dc11786 Posted February 9, 2014 Members Share Posted February 9, 2014 I will say that Nora Drake story doesn't sound as hokey as some of the others. I wonder if Julian Funt or David Lesan wrote this series at this time? In the book I was reading on radio soaps, there was some discussion about their work and their focus on psychological issues. This also sounds similar in tone to some of the other late runs of the remaining radio soaps, "Road of Life" and "Wendy Warren and the News" where the men were suffering from mental issues that prevented them from achieving happiness. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 9, 2014 Members Share Posted February 9, 2014 It sounds like something you don't see very often, especially with a male character. I guess these shows had run long enough to where the women were being put in the roles of finding/rescuing/helping the men in their lives, to show a woman's eternal strength, etc. etc. I know on one of the radio soaps, a woman had to find her husband after he was wandering the globe as an amnesiac. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 10, 2014 Members Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) June 1954 TV Radio Mirror Edited February 10, 2014 by DRW50 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 14, 2014 Members Share Posted February 14, 2014 (edited) Episode of Right to Happiness. I'm sure the episode has been around but I'd never heard it. I had no idea the show was so sinister. The voiceover reminds me of the intro of Tales from the Darkside. Edited February 14, 2014 by DRW50 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dc11786 Posted February 24, 2014 Members Share Posted February 24, 2014 This is from Carolyn's trial for murdering Bill Walker, right? It was a lengthy trial. There are two or three episodes from this storyline online. I believe it went from at least January until May. It was also used to introduce Dr. Dick Campbell, a member of the jury who became Carolyn's "husband" until it was revealed husband #2 Dwight Kramer wasn't dead. Here's some additional information. In June 1946, Gary Merrill was playing Miles Nelson, the prosecuting district attorney. At this time, they decided to introduce his family. Art Kohn played Mr. Nelson, Miles’ father. Anne Sargent played Deborah Nelson, Miles’ sister. Debbie Nelson was around for a while. It was at her wedding that Carolyn met husband #4 Lee MacDonald. In August 1947, Don McLaughlin is temporarily replacing Gary Merrill. Merrill to return in September 1947. Also around this time, Barry Thomson and Helene Dumas were playing Mr. and Mrs. Jordan. At the same time, the papers were reporting this about "The Road of Life" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted February 25, 2014 Members Share Posted February 25, 2014 So he got fired while on vacation? Poor guy. I've heard a few episodes from around the time of the shooting, when her mother and her mother's husband were talking about her being in the holding cell and how scared her mother was for her. How long was her mother around? I heard one or two episodes where Carolyn was finally learning to accept Skip's girlfriend, only for the girlfriend to say she wasn't ready for marriage. How long did this take place after the trial? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dc11786 Posted March 2, 2014 Members Share Posted March 2, 2014 I don't understand Matt Crowley's departure. I guess they wanted to keep Don McLaughlin in their stable of actors so they gave him the role of Dr. Brent. I don't know how long Carolyn's mother, Doris Cameron, was around. She was there from the start and was around for a couple years. The books on radio rarely list years that actors appeared in the role. Off the top of my head, the trial was in 1942. The episode with Skip and his girlfriend is the show's final episode from November, 1960. So there is quite a gap. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DRW50 Posted March 2, 2014 Members Share Posted March 2, 2014 Oh that was the last episode? Wow. I had no idea. I didn't even hear a goodbye (was there a goodbye?). I guess it's not a bad way to go out - themes of family, patience, etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dc11786 Posted March 2, 2014 Members Share Posted March 2, 2014 Carolyn gives a speech about 'the right to happiness' and the conflicts all concluded (the Braden boy was going to jail and Skip and Grace had Carolyn's permission to marry). Or maybe you've listened to the second to last episode, which I've also seen listed online but I don't think I've heard that one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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